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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Received by NFT 1958. From Romania. Stalk very long & slender, young leaves tinged bronze.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
19th May (10%) · 23rd May (full) · 30th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye
Fruit size
small to medium
Fruit shape
tall, rectangular, convex or almost straight
Fruit width
50-56 mm
Over colour
occasional faint orange flush with red streaks
Russet type
solid and netted russet at eye, sometimes on body
Flesh colour
white
Fruit height
48-56 mm
Skin texture
thin, rather tough
Flesh texture
firm, crisp, fine
Ground colour
pale greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
very weak
Shape
Oblong
Crunch
crisp
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
n/a
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
absent
Over colour pattern
n/a

Source · National Fruit Collection

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